NORTH CAROLINA EXTENDS DEBT DEFERRAL RELIEF PROGRAM
- In a move that could be followed in other states, the North Carolina Department of Insurance yesterday extended an order for an additional 30 days that requires debt collectors to offer deferrals of debt payments to individuals living in The Tarheel State as a means of providing relief from the COVID-19 crisis.
CALIF. GOV. SIGNS ORDER PROTECTING STIMULUS PAYMENTS FROM GARNISHMENTS
- The governor of California yesterday signed an executive order protecting the stimulus money individuals are receiving under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act from certain debt collection activities.
HEALTHCARE AGENCIES FACING SHRINKING NUMBER OF CLIENTS
- The results of a survey of primary care physicians could spell bad news for collection agencies that specialize in collecting healthcare debts as those offices suffer from the coronavirus pandemic.
LAWSUIT TOTALS DROP IN MARCH, BUT LESS THAN EXPECTED
- Even though the coronavirus pandemic essentially shut down the country for the second half of March, the number of lawsuits filed against collection agencies was roughly the same as were filed in February, according to data released yesterday by WebRecon.
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